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Method and apparatus for transporting underwater cut pellets

US5895617A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 31, 1997
Grant dateApr 20, 1999
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Expiry dateJul 31, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF26B17/00
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In the underwater cut pellet transport apparatus in which pellets cut formed by an underwater cutting device 4 are delivered to a cooling water dehydrating device 10 and a drying device 11 by means of the head pressure of a cooling water circulating pump 6 and are dehydrated and dried there, and the thus dried pellets are then delivered to pellet silos 15 by means of the head pressure of an air feed blower 17 of a pneumatic feed facility, the above-mentioned cooling water dehydrating device 10 and drying device 11 are respectively disposed above the pellet silos 15, thereby eliminating the need for provision of the above-mentioned pneumatic feed facility.

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